At some point I'll probably just define pre-defined templates for certain popular devices such as Ipod, PS3, etc. to make things easier. With the current implementation though it's very flexible and wide open - you can define your own script to do the encoding.

Would it be possible to add the Original Air Date as one of the options for the file name? I'm recording some reruns that don't have Episode Numbers, but I'd like to keep them ordered by their original air date so I can watch them in proper order.

e.g.
Scrubs_2002_10_31_My_Big_Brother.mpg

I just got a TiVo a week ago, and this program is already invaluable in saving room on the TiVo. Thank you for all the hard work!

Would it be possible to add the Original Air Date as one of the options for the file name? I'm recording some reruns that don't have Episode Numbers, but I'd like to keep them ordered by their original air date so I can watch them in proper order.

e.g.
Scrubs_2002_10_31_My_Big_Brother.mpg

I just got a TiVo a week ago, and this program is already invaluable in saving room on the TiVo. Thank you for all the hard work!

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Unfortunately Original Air Date information is not available directly from the Now Playing List xml URL (only CaptureDate is available). To get that type of information requires running and processing a separate URL for each show which would be time-consuming to perform and slow down the Now Playing List retrieval. I suppose it's possible instead of collecting information at Now Playing List retrieval time for every show to collect it later only for shows actually selected for processing, but that would entail a fair bit of extra coding to accomplish. So the answer is yes, it would be possible, but would require a fair bit of work to do so.

Dumb question: I have installed ActivePerl and KMTTG components as described, when I double-click on the kmttg.pl file I only see a quick flash of a command window. No GUI. I have not used ActivePerl before, and the install seemed to run fine. Any thoughts?

Dumb question: I have installed ActivePerl and KMTTG components as described, when I double-click on the kmttg.pl file I only see a quick flash of a command window. No GUI. I have not used ActivePerl before, and the install seemed to run fine. Any thoughts?

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Not a dumb question at all. Make sure you check the readme as I had this same issue and was missing the TK package. The Readme shows how to install that. I can't wait to try this program out after I get my Tivos installed tomorrow (stupid Verizon Fios makes you wait for a technician to install the CableCard).

Dumb question: I have installed ActivePerl and KMTTG components as described, when I double-click on the kmttg.pl file I only see a quick flash of a command window. No GUI. I have not used ActivePerl before, and the install seemed to run fine. Any thoughts?

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It sounds like Perl is not working correctly. When I run KMTTG there is a DOS window running Perl in the background that shows all of the things KMTTG is doing behind the scenes.

Remove Perl and re-install it very carefully reading the instructions. Make sure you are loading packages and running scripts as an Administrator on your box.

It sounds like Perl is not working correctly. When I run KMTTG there is a DOS window running Perl in the background that shows all of the things KMTTG is doing behind the scenes.

Remove Perl and re-install it very carefully reading the instructions. Make sure you are loading packages and running scripts as an Administrator on your box.

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When I install ActivePerl it seems I can't run the GUI? I uninstalled and reinstalled The ActivePerl 5.10.0.1004 for Windows 64-bit (x64) and there is no option in program files to run PPM. So I ran it from the command line and I get this:

C:\Perl64>ppm gui
The PPM graphical interface is not available for this Perl installation.
Run 'ppm help' to learn how to use this program as a command line tool.
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Say I have 3 TiVos. If I switch between them, it appears to re-fetch the NPL each time. It would be nice if that data was cached with some sort of time-out (30 minutes maybe, or make it a config) so that you could browse more quickly. It would also give you the data for browsing a combined list as an added bonus.

When I install ActivePerl it seems I can't run the GUI? I uninstalled and reinstalled The ActivePerl 5.10.0.1004 for Windows 64-bit (x64) and there is no option in program files to run PPM. So I ran it from the command line and I get this:

C:\Perl64>ppm gui
The PPM graphical interface is not available for this Perl installation.
Run 'ppm help' to learn how to use this program as a command line tool.
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Well, Perl 5.10 is part of your problem, as noted in the instructions Perl 5.10 does not have all of the binaries needed for the KMTTG script.

You will need Perl 5.8, the version you need is linked and explained in the install instructions.

But if you install the TK package, it works fine. I set it up last night with 5.10. Look at the readme, it will guide you.

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Yes, but the instructions to install the TK package include using the PPM which is not present in my 64-bit install of either version of ActivePerl. I just installed the 32-bit version and PPM is now there.

When I install ActivePerl it seems I can't run the GUI? I uninstalled and reinstalled The ActivePerl 5.10.0.1004 for Windows 64-bit (x64) and there is no option in program files to run PPM.

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I have Windows Vista 64 bit and run the 32 bit version of Perl v5.10.0.1004 which has the Perl Package Manager GUI. I usually try and avoid the 64 bit binaries when possible.
EDIT: I guess my response was posted a little late but I'll leave it anyway.

I have Windows Vista 64 bit and run the 32 bit version of Perl v5.10.0.1004 which has the Perl Package Manager GUI. I usually try and avoid the 64 bit binaries when possible.
EDIT: I guess my response was posted a little late but I'll leave it anyway.

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Totally fine. I am new to 64-bit so I thought I would give it a try. Got it working now and I am in process of downloading my first show. So far so good. Thanks.